THE PRINCESS MUSICAL Submission - Staged Reading Auditions

THE PRINCESS MUSICAL – Photo/Resume Request

Producer/Music/Lyrics/Book: Paul Bodden NYC Staged Reading Guidelines

Mus Dir: Seth Weinstein

Co-Producer: Kurt Bardele

1st reh: 9/27/11. Remaining rehearsals scheduled based on singer/MD availability. Reading for invited guests of design team: 10/10.

NYC appointment auditions will be held on 9/7/11.

To be considered, send photo/resume (with “Auditions - The Princess Musical” in subject line) by 8/30 to

BAWriters@aol.com

NYC, 1962. Story toggles between fantasy and realism. Karley, a highly imaginative 11-year-old boy, is surrounded by a mostly-female multi-racial family and lives within the tough macho culture of the low-income projects of NYC’s Lower East Side. One day, he discovers his inner Princess. The Princess (portrayed by a life-size puppet, and sung by a countertenor) is impulsive and headstrong and develops an instant infatuation for Karley's sympathetic fifth-grade teacher, Mr. Rubin. Karley feels he has to keep this discovery a secret. He and his younger sister, Tina, make a Princess marionette, but in the end, Karley feels forced to destroy both the inner and outer manifestations of his Princess persona.

Seeking:

Karley Dennison:

Boy, age 11, indeterminate/mixed race. A dreamer. Boy soprano. Child performer sought.

Tina Dennison:

Girl, age 9, indeterminate/mixed race. Karley’s sister, a “girly” girl with a thin veneer of street-girl toughness. Loves to dance. Soprano/alto. Child performer sought.

Narrator / Karl:

Man, 30, indeterminate/mixed race. Switches between fantasy glamour and neurotic angst. In the first part of the story, he acts as “stage manager”, paying particular attention to Karley. Later, he will be the young man Karley grows up to be. Tenor.

Lola Hernandez:

Seeking actress 18+ who can read 11. Lola is Puerto Rican. She is a hipster; smart, cultured, assertive, “street”. Alto.

Babette Fogey:

Seeking actress 18+ who can read 11. Babette is African American/Southern. Brassy, loud. Pop soprano.

Aida Fazil:

Seeking actress 18+ who can read 11. Aida is Lebanese/other ethnicity. More timid and quiet than the other two girls. Soprano/high belt.

Three Schoolboys:

Seeking actors 18+ who can read 13. The Schoolboys are Puerto Rican/other ethnicities.

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